Drowsy 9 - 0 anar (388858799)

50742 punters turned up at Drowsy Danger Palace, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Lars Vesterskog was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mervyn Kildare and Hilmar Glad. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Bakı derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Drowsy. Lineup: Thomas - Molteberg, Seyidov, Mirzəyev, Yetim - Nowotny, Jędrasiak, Osmanov, Gordeev - Abdullayev, Xəlilov.

anar tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: Mahmudov - Nadirov, Hüseynli, Osmanov, Əsgərov - Lətifov, Quliyev, Teymurov, Novruzov - Niftalıyev, Mustafayev.

For their match strategy, Drowsy had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to F. Osmanov, but the Drowsy player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 1 - 0! Drowsy's K. Abdullayev increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 14 minutes. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 31 minutes, Drowsy did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, F. Osmanov was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 3 - 0. The referee showed anar's Q. Nadirov the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Drowsy, as N. Gordeev left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. S. Zalov took his place on the field. After 36 minutes, S. Zalov put Drowsy ahead 4 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. By now, the players in Drowsy felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Drowsy's F. Osmanov swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. It was 4 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Drowsy, with 74 percent of the ball.

Drowsy solidified their lead at the 55 minute mark, as K. Abdullayev dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 5 - 0. Drowsy put themselves up 6 - 0 when A. Mirzəyev broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. Drowsy's K. Abdullayev was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 62 minutes. A. Molteberg increased the lead for Drowsy to 7 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! After 80 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and E. Jędrasiak gave the Drowsy supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 8 - 0. Drowsy increased the lead as S. Zalov struck to make the score 9 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Drowsy enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 81 percent of possession.

Drowsy's top performer was clearly E. Xəlilov. On the other hand, M. Nowotny's play was disheartening. The most dominating anar player was without a doubt E. Quliyev. Z. Mahmudov was a disappointment, however. The match ends 9 - 0.